SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND TERRORISM POSITIONS ON S. 391

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• Document Release Date: February 28, 2007
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• Publication Date: April 1, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND TERRORISM
Positions on S. 391
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Senator Denton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Supports S. 391
Subcommittee Chairman
Senator Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supports S. 391
Senator East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unknown but will
probably support
S. 391
Senator Biden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May have Constitutional
Subcommittee and Full Committee concerns with Section
Ranking Minority Member 601c
Senator Leahy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May have Constitutional
concerns with Section
601c
Senator Thurmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supports S. 391
Full Committee Chairman
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Jeremiah DENTON
U. S. SENATE
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Mobile, Alabama
A newly elected Senator, Jeremiah Denton
is the first Republican Senator from Alabama
since 1900. With the backing of the Moral
Majority, he defeated Democrat Jim Folsom in
a testy campaign where both sides invoked
God, country, and family issues. The Senator
serves on the Armed Services Committee, the
Labor and Human Resources Committee, the
Veterans' Affairs Committee, and the Judi-
ciary Committee, where he chairs the new
Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism. The
pending Identities legislation has been
referred to Senator Denton's Subcommittee on
Security and Terrorism, and he is committed
to prompt, positive action on the Bill.
Senator Denton is described as an ar-
dent anti-communist. In addition to in-
Republican
ternational and domestic terrorism, which appear to be the main thrust of
the activities of his Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism, he is con-
cerned with Soviet manipulation of the U.S. media. The Subcommittee has
stirred deep anxieties among civil libertarians and others that the Senator
may be reviving "McCarthyism" on the Hill, although he denies he is a "new
McCarthy". Some believe that the creation of this Subcommittee is an indi-
cation of paranoia sweeping Washington.
A Prisoner of War in Vietnam from 1965 to 1973, Senator Denton is a
much-decorated former Navy pilot and Naval Academy classmate of former
President Jimmy Carter. He was shot down over Vietnam in 1965 and gained fame
when he blinked the letters T-O-R-T-U-R-E in Morse Code with his eyes during
a televised interview as a POW. The Senator feels the United States is
falling in stature and that the U.S. is "going soft" both at home and abroad.
Prior to his election, the Senator worked for the Christian Broadcast-
ing Network in Mobile and founded the State Coalition for Decency, a reli-
gious education group. He holds a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy and
an M.A. from George Washington University.
Personal Data
Senator Denton is Catholic. He is married and has seven children.
The Senator is 56 years old.
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Military Construction and Stockpiles
Sea Power and Force Projection
Manpower and Personnel
JUDICIARY
Security and Terrorism, Chairman
Juvenile Justice
Separation of Powers
Education, Arts and the Humanities
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Aging, Family and Human Services, Chairman
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Orrin G. HATCH
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Senator Orrin Hatch has been a Member of
Congress since January 1977. He currently
serves as Chairman of the Senate Labor and
Human Resources Committee and is also a Member
of the Budget Committee, the Select Committee
on Small Business, and the Judiciary Committee,
where he is a Member of the new Security and
Terrorise Subcommittee.
CIA has had only routine contact with the
Senator since he took office, primarily related
to constituent inquiries. He is, however, one
of several cosponsors of the pending Identities
legislation. Senator Hatch has also reintro-
duced two other bills from the 96th Congress
which have intelligence equities: S. 586,
which proposes amendments to the Privacy
Act of 1974, and S. 587, which seeks to amend
Republican
the Freedom of Information Act. The amendments to both of these Bills deal
mainly with law enforcement equities. A conservative, Senator Hatch was a
major force during the 96th Congress in defending labor law legislation
proposed by the Carter Administration and the AFL-CIO.
Senator Hatch holds a B.S. from Brigham Young University and his J.D.
from the University of Pittsburgh Law School. He has worked as a practicing
attorney and a Mormon Bishop. Senator Hatch is the proprietor of a legal and
religious cassettes tape production firm in Utah.
Personal Data
Senator Hatch is a member of the Mormon Church. He is married and has
six children. The Senator is 47 years old.
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JUDICIARY
Antitrust, Monopoly and Business Rights
Constitution
Criminal Justice
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor
Health and Scientific Research
Economic Development, Marketing, and the Family Farmer
Taxation, Financing, and Investment
Committees and Subcommittees (97th Congress)
Constitution, Chairman
Security and Terrorism
Separation of Powers
Ex Officio Member of all Subcommittees
Labor
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Capital Formation and Retention
Government Regulation and Paperwork, Chairman
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John P. EAST
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Greenville, North Carolina
Senator John East has been a Member of
Congress since January 1981. He currently
serves on the Energy and Natural Resources
Committee, the Labor and Human Resources
Committee, and the Judiciary Committee, where
he is a Member of the Subcommittee on Security
and Terrorism.
CIA has had relatively little contact with
Senator East since he took office. He favors a
stronger military effort and is conservative in
political outlook. His position on Identities
legislation, however, is unknown. Senator East
is a political colleague of Senator Jesse
Helms. At the 1976 National Convention he
was Senator Helms' agent on the Platform
Committee and helped draft a foreign policy
plank criticizing the Ford Administration for
"giving away" the Panama Canal.
Republican
Senator East holds a B.S. from Earlham College, an LL.B. from the
University of Illinois, and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of
Florida. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1953 to 1955. He con-
tracted polio while in the Marines and is confined to a wheelchair. Prior to
his election to Congress he was a tenured full professor at East Carolina
University from 1972 to 1980. He was a Republican nominee for the U.S. House
of Representatives for North Carolina's First District in 1966 and for
Secretary of State of North Carolina in 1968. (He was unsuccessful in both
bids.) Senator East entered the national arena as a Reagan Delegate to the
1976 Republican Convention.
Personal Data
Senator East is Protestant. He is married and has two children.
The Senator is 49 years old.
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Courts
Security and Terrorism
Separation of Powers, Chairman
Labor
Education, Arts, and the Humanities
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Strom THURMOND
Aiken, South Carolina
Senator Strom Thurmond, Chairman of
the Senate Judiciary Committee and President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, has been a Member
of-Congress almost continuously since Decem-
ber 1954. He was elected to the Congress as
a Democrat but switched to the Republican
Party in 1964. Senator Thurmond rose to
political prominence on a segregationist
platform but has since somewhat abandoned his
anti-civil rights position. The Senator also
serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee
(SASC) and the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Senator Thurmond has long been a strong
supporter of CIA. He has been particularly
concerned with Congressional leaks of classi-
fied information and the damage done to the
Agency by repeated public attacks on its
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activities. Senator Thurmond supports the Intelligence Community's position
on Identities legislation and is one of the cosponsors of the pending Identi-
ties Bill. He also favors major changes in the Freedom of Information Act.
Senator Thurmond has received numerous briefings from Agency personnel.
Senator Thurmond served as Vice Chairman of the Special Judiciary Subcom-
mittee this past year which investigated Billy Carter's ties to Libya. During
the Subcommittee's investigation into that matter, he was particularly critical
of Dr. Brzezinski's role. On the David Barnett case, Senator Thurmond accused
the Agency of resisting prosecution of Barnett for over a year. He also
accused former Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti of "yielding" to pressure
from the Agency to delay action on the case. Senator Thurmond has said that he
wants to reinstitute the death penalty for certain Federal crimes and to
fashion a new criminal code with lesser emphasis on civil liberties than has
been the case in the past.
It is apparent that Senator Thurmond is very interested in subversive
activities as evidenced by his reinstituting a security Subcommittee (which
he chaired until it was eliminated in 1977)--the new Subcommittee on Security
and Terrorism.
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Senator Thurmond holds a B.S. from Clemson University and was admitted
to the South Carolina Bar after studying law at night school. He served
with the U.S. Army during World War II and then later as a Major General in the
U.S. Army Reserve. From 1923 to 1929, he worked as a farmer and teacher. He
was Superintendent of Education for Edgefield County during 1929-33. He was
elected to the South Carolina Senate in 1933 and remained in that position
until 1938. During 1938-42, he served as a Circuit Judge. In 1948 he was the
States Rights Candidate for President. He served as Governor of South Carolina
from 1947 to 1951.
Personal Data
Senator Thurmond is Baptist. He is married. The Senator is 78 years old.
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Arms Control
General Procurement
Military Construction and Stockpiles
JUDICIARY - Ranking Minority Member
Antitrust, Monopoly, and Business Rights
Constitution
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Committees and Subcommittees (97th Congress)
ARMED SERVICES
Military Construction and Stockpiles, Chairman
Tactical Warfare
Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces
JUDICIARY - Chairman
Ex Officio Member of all Subcommittees
Constitution
Courts
Immigration and Refugee Policy
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Joseph R. BIDEN
Wilmington, Delaware
U. S. SENATE
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Senator Joseph Biden has been a Member
of. Congress since January 1973. He currently
serves on the Select Committee on Intelligence
(SSCI); the Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC);
the Budget Committee; and is the Ranking Minor-
ity Member on the Judiciary Committee and
its Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism.
Senator Biden raised several follow-up ques-
tions at the DCI's confirmation hearing,
and in the SSCI's vote on confirmation, he
abstained. In full Senate debate, however,
he voted in the DCI's favor.
As a Member of the SSCI, Senator Biden
has expressed concern that the Government tends
to refrain from prosecuting certain law-
breakers out of fear that sensitive informa-
tion will be revealed in the course of a
trial. Prompted by this belief, he was instrumental in the passage of the
Classified Information Trial Procedures Act ("Graymail") during the 96th
Congress. During the SSCI's consideration of Identities legislation last
year, Senator Biden was particularly concerned about the Bills Constitution-
ality and may oppose the Intelligence Community's position in this year's
consideration of the legislation by the Judiciary Subcommittee on Security
and Terrorism. The Senator has also expressed concern about past abuses of
intelligence agencies and that the new Administration is working on proposals
to relax restrictions on these agencies. Senator Biden has a keen interest
in NATO and the Theater Nuclear Forces issue. His SFRC Subcommittee on
European Affairs in the 96th Congress initiated a review of the current state
of NATO and its prospects for the 1980s. During the SFRC hearings on the
SALT II Treaty, the Senator was one of the leading advocates for the Treaty.
Senator Biden holds a B.A. from the University of Delaware and a
J.D. from Syracuse University. He served as a trial lawyer in the State
Public Defender's Office during 1968. From 1970 to 1972 he was a New Castle
County Councilman.
Personal Data
Senator Biden is Catholic. The Senator is 38 years old.
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European Affairs, Chairman
International Economic Policy
Administrative Practice and Procedure
Criminal Justice, Chairman
Jurisprudence and Governmental Relations
Committees and Subcommittees (97th Congress)
Collection and Foreign Operations
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FOREIGN RELATIONS
European Affairs, Ranking
International Economic Policy
JUDICIARY, Ranking
Criminal Law, Ranking
Security and Terrorism, Ranking
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Patrick J. LEAHY
Burlington, Vermont
Senator Patrick Leahy has been a Member
of Congress since January 1975. He currently
serves on the Select Committee on Intelligence
(SSCI), where he is Vice Chairman of the
Intelligence and the Rights of Americans
Subcommittee; the Appropriations Committee;
the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Committee; and the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Leahy formerly served on the
Senate Armed Services Committee during which
time he opposed the nomination of George Bush
as DCI on the basis that intelligence should
be free from politics. Senator Leahy has
favored a joint intelligence oversight com-
mittee since 1975, and his strong interest in
this area led to his appointment to the
SSCI in March 1979. Senator Leahy has met with
former DCIs and received intelligence briefings
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from CIA personnel on various occasions. He has followed the developments in
Iran closely and has been particularly concerned about the ramifications of the
compromise of U.S. military equipment there. His position on full Charter leg-
islation was never clear, but he supported the compromise language eventually
worked out. During the SSCI's consideration of Identities legislation in the
96th Congress, he expressed concern about the Constitutionality of the Bill and
may well do so at this year's consideration by the Judiciary Subcommittee on
Security and Terrorism.
Before traveling to Belgium, the United Kingdom, West Germany and Turkey
in April 9f this year, the Senator received pre-trip briefings from Agency
person el
Senator Leahy holds a B.A. from St. Michael's College and his J.D.
from Georgetown University. Prior to his election to the Senate, he was a
practicing attorney. He won reelection in 1980 by only a slight margin.
Personal Data
Senator Leahy is Catholic. He is married and has three children.
The Senator is 41 years old.
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Nutrition
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APPROPRIATIONS
Defense
District of Columbia, Chairman
Foreign Operations
HUD-Independent Agencies
Interior
JUDICIARY
Administrative Practice and Procedure
Antitrust, Monopoly and Business Rights
Criminal Justice
Committees and Subcommittees (97th Congress)
Budget Authorization
Intelligence and the Rights of Americans, Vice Chairman
AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND FORESTRY
Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization
of Prices
Rural Development, Oversight and Investigations
Nutrition, Ranking
APPROPRIATIONS
District of Columbia, Ranking
Foreign Operations
Interior
HUD and Independent Agencies
JUDICIARY
Constitution
Regulatory Reform, Ranking
Security and Terrorism
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